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HRH The Princess Royal receives BEVA Welfare Award
HRH The Princess Royal receives the award
HRH The Princess Royal receives the Blue Cross Equine Welfare Award from Blue Cross chaiman Zair Berry.

Award recognises significant contributions made by veterinary surgeons and others to horse welfare

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has been presented with the BEVA Welfare Award 2014 in recognition of her long-standing commitment to horse welfare.

The Princess Royal is currently President or Patron of a large number of equestrian organisations and charities. In the wake of the Amersham welfare scandal in 2008, she took a leading role in the introduction of the National Equine Welfare Protocol. The Protocol sets out guidelines on how cases of horse abuse and neglect should be handled and reported, and what organisations can do to help reduce the incidence of welfare problems. The Protocol also provides a commitment from all the signatory organisations and agencies to work together effectively.

The BEVA Welfare Award, sponsored by Blue Cross, is a formal recognition of significant contributions made by veterinary surgeons and others to horse welfare. It was presented to HRH The Princess Royal at the 53rd BEVA Annual Congress in Birmingham last Thursday by chairman of the Blue Cross, Zair Berry.

Zair Berry commented: “The Princess Royal has championed the cause of horse welfare for many years and is a strong unifying voice for the industry. I am proud to be able to present Her Royal Highness with the BEVA Welfare Award 2014 and offer many congratulations.”

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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.